Sigurgeir Gíslason Explained

Sigurgeir Gíslason
Country:	Iceland
Birth Date:	17 June 1925

Sigurgeir Gíslason (17 June 1925 – 9 April 2003) was an Icelandic chess player.

Biography

In the 1950s Sigurgeir Gíslason was one of the leading Icelandic chess players. He played mainly in domestic chess tournaments and Icelandic Chess Championships.^[1]

Sigurgeir Gíslason played for Iceland in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1952, at first reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+2, =2, -2),
• In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1, =1, -4).

External links

• • Sigurgeir Gíslason chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1952: Skákþing Íslands – Friðrik Ólafsson.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Sigurgeir Gíslason. www.olimpbase.org.